Tracie Nellis was charged last summer with battery on a person age 65 or older and misdemeanor battery. She pleaded no contest to the battery charge and was sentenced to one year probation. The state Board of Nursing ruled last week that Nellis could give up her license to avoid disciplinary proceedings.
State records show she worked at the Williston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center when the incident happened in March 2013.
The state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigated the case and arrested Nellis and another employee, but the Ocala Star-Banner reports the charges against him were ultimately dropped.
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Misdemeanor battery? You've got to be kidding.
She should be charged with something along the lines of attempted murder. Those people couldn't fight back. And she should have her license removed and never be allowed to be a nurse or work in the medical profession again.
I can't imagine how one person could be so very cruel. It is my hope that Tracey Nellis is shunned by her community and forced to move out of the country.
I find it sad that the State Board of Nursing would give this person (can't even call her a nurse) a way to avoid being held accountable for her actions especially when the clients had no way out! What message is this sending to other residents and their families?
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